Stocking-guide for sewing-machines



I. L. STENGEL.

STOCKING GUIDE FOR SEWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 7. I917 Patented May 4, 1920.

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-J. L. STEN'GEL.

STOCKING GUIDE FOR SEWING MACHINES.

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JOSEPH L. SCllEN GEL, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO UNION SPECIAL MACHIN'E i COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

STOCKING-GUIDE FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 7, 1917. Serial No. 190,161.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. STENGEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use-' ful Improvements in Stocking-Guides for Sewing-Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the figures ofstocking knit upon a flat frame with its selvage edges seamed together holds its shape better than a circular knit stocking. However, by stitching a seam along the back of a circular knit stocking it not only affords a perfect imitation of a full fashioned stocking but as a matter of fact, the seam serves to hold it in shape better under the strain of putting on and pulling ofl'.

In making this imitation full fashioned hose,,however, while sewing machines as ordinarily equipped work satisfactorily so far as the actual stitching is concerned, it is difficult in practice to guide the fabric properly and to prevent the work being spoiled in appearance by having several of the wales thereof crossed in the operation. Neat work requires that the stitching must extend in a straight line parallel to certain wales of the fabric.

The present invention, therefore, consists of a guide having a free end over which the stocking is drawn, and formed in two parts one of which is rigid and enters between two adjacent wales of the fabric while the other memberis pivoted and by its weight holds the tube slightly extended downward. The free end of the guide is brought as close to the needle as is possible and is held in the space between the cup feeds on a machine of the type shown in the patent granted Lansing Onderdonk, September 5th, 1916,

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The invention is hereinafter described and illustrated in the referred to in the appended claims and is accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a cup feed sewing machine with my improved stocking guide located in relation thereto, .the stocking being shown as partially seamed;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the stocking guide showing the position of the two parts when the stocking is drawn on;

F ig.. 3 is a similar view, showing the pivoted member dropped by gravity to distend the stocking;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4--4= of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a cross section of the stocking provided with the seam. v

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the link for holding the parts of the guide parallel when .the stocking is being drawn on the same or Patented May 4, 1920.

cup feed may be moved laterally to allow the insertion of the work. The guide itself comprises a standard 5 to which is secured in a socket a vertical rod '6 which may, if

desired be rotatably mounted in the socket so that the guide as a Whole may be swung laterall Attached to this rod 6, as by screws, is a horizontal flat arm or plate 8,

arms are brought together and a circular knit stocking is vslid over the arms. pivot arm 11 then acts by gravity upon the stocking and distends the same downwardl'y, thus causing the upper edge of the stocking to closely .hug the upper edge of the horizontal-arm 8. :The operative will then seethat .one ofthe wales of the stocking follows along-the upper edge of the horizontal arm so that the seam which is sewed by the stitch forming mechanism will follow a defined line along the adjacent wales of the goods sothat there will be no crossing of the wales by the stitching. The seam formed in the stocking will be oftheordinary overseamihlg t pe, will beisubstantially flat and" will a or a perfect imitation ofa perfect full fashioned stocking. Furthermore, the seam will add to the strength of the fabricand prevent the stretching out of shape of the chfmpletedstocking'in pulling on or taking 0 r carried on the rigid portion of the guide and serves to hold the rigid and pivoted portion of the guide to ether in parallel relation when the device is not in use and also when the stocking is being drawn upon the guide. In the latter operation the link is. pushed forward on the guide to hold the parts in parallel relation, the stockingis drawn -over' the end of the guide and when it has been properly set, the link is withdrawn from enga ement with the pivoted portion, allowin t e latter to drop.

hileI have shown this stocking guide as applied to a machine of the speclal. type above referred to and it isof special use in connection therewith, I wish to be undering portion extending in close proximity to the stitching mechanism, and a movable part coiiperating with the rigid part to distend the stocking vertically,.whereby the stockin may be dehvered throughout its full length in a defined line to the-stitching mechanism.

2. In combination with asewin machine having horizontally arranged feeding wheels for feeding a vertically arranged fabric and ing. a rigid inTFi c is shown at La link which is having overseaming mechanism including a horizontal needle, of a stocking guide havthe guiding portion between two wales of the stocking and-extending between the feed 'wheelsand in close proximity to the stitch- Qing mechanism and a movable part coiiperat ing with therigid part to distend the stocking verticallywhereby .the stocking may be delivered throughout its full length in a de- 'fined line to the stitchingmechanism.

,3. A guide for delivering .arknitted tube to stitching mechanism including a rigid horizontal'arm over which the tube isdrawn and set with the upper edge of the guide between two wales of the fabric, and a pivoted arm'attached to the rigid-arm for distending the tube downwardly and holding it in stretched osition.

4. A guide for delivering a knitted tube to stitch-forming mechanism including a vertical standard, a rigid horizontal arm having a pointed end :adapted to enter between two adjacent wales of the fabric and a pivoted gravity operated arm adapted to distend-the tube downwardly.

5: A guide for delivering a knitted tube to stitching mechanism including a rigid horizontal arm over which the tube is drawn and set with the upper edge of the guide between two wales of the fabric, a movable arm cooperating with therigid arm for distending the tube downwardly and holding it in stretched position, and means slidably mounted on said rigid arm for holding the movable arm in parallelism therewith when placing a stocking therearound.

6. A guide for'delivering a knitted tube to a stitch forming mechanism including a supporting standard, anarm over which the tube is drawn fixedly. secured to the standard and having its free end disposed in '00- operative relation to said stitch forming mechanism, an'arm pivoted-to the fixed armfor distending the tube downwardly, and means for holding said pivoted arm in iding portion over which the 'stockin'gis rawns'with the upper 'edgeof parallelism withthe fixed arm for permittinlg the tube to be positioned therearound.

n testimony whereofI aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH L. STENGEL.

Witnesses:

LoUIs A. WERTHLIN, \VILLIAM 'LUNING. 

